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overall it's a good day to be a spurs fan anytime the Lakers are losing with all their star players they bought.
-The Spurs are now 11-2 on the Road. No other team has more 8 wins (GSW)
-The Lakers are now 8 1/2 games behind us (not including head to head victory)
-Danny Green may have had his best all-around game as a spur 14 pts,6 rebs, 5 asts, 2 blks, 2 steals he dominated Lin late (holding him to 6 point in the last 8 minutes of game time)
-Duncan showed why he was the best defender in the NBA last season. By serving as the nicest looking pit bull ,I've ever seen. He contest virtually every shot in the last 4 minutes of reg and most of OT. 3 Blks and dozens of contests. His averaging .9 more blocks than last season and his 2.4 bpg is above his career average.
The Spurs are 3-0 in OT games and have won 12 of their 18 games when trailing, tied or leading by 1 point.
-Parker has played in 825 regular season games (and more than 100 playoff games) and just now recorded his 1st Triple-Double 27pts, 12 Assists, & 12 rebounds. Since The Boston game (he's played 11 of the last 12 games) he's shooting 59% after starting the season shooting 41%.
-The Spurs free throw shooting improvement is real. 24-26 (91%)We were 17th last season in FT%, now 6th. Duncan has his highest FT% In 11 years (last Time he was MVP)
-Spurs are now 18-4, best in the league. Bulls who finished with the best record in the NBA last 2 seasons 11-8 (Rose might have something to do with that). The preseason favorites (Lakers) have already lost 12 games and have the worst 20 game start since 02-03. By continuing to win we keep Memphis and Clippers safely behind us by 2 & 3 games. OKC is still only back by 1 game though.
overall it's a good day to be a spurs fan anytime the Lakers are losing with all their star players they bought.
I guess they are the Yankees of the NBA.
Worst 20 game start for the Lakers since 2002-03 (i.e., ten years ago)?
Wow. This may be a special season.
Also, Green's stat line is reminiscent more of his glue guy role in UNC. More AK47 than Mike Miller, tbh.
yeah, if that dbag nash can win an mvp, parker has that locked up... the nba...
Green balled his ass off, so did neal and so did manu....
spurs baybee!
Top 3 players tonight: Green, TP and Manu
Doug Moe always claimed that the right way to look at the standings was to look at the difference between road wins and home losses.
Using that metric, the Western Conference standings would look like this as of tonight:
Spurs +9 (11 RW/2 HL)
GST +5 (8/3)
OKC +4 (6/2)
DEN +4 (5/1)
MEM +3 (5/2)
UTH +3 (4/1)
LAC +1 (4/3)
MIN +1 (4/3)
DAL +1 (4/3)
PRT 0 (4/4)
HOU -3 (2/5)
PNX -3 (2/5)
LAL -4 (2/6)
SAC -5 (1/6)
NOH(P) -6 (2/8)
im curious to see LJ's grades tonight
Anyway, that's always a quick way to look at the standings and account for H/R disparities.
The Spurs' four losses this season have all been to quality teams. vs NY, @LAC, vs LAC, and @MIA*.
@Utah, @Portland, vs Boston, @OKC, @Denver are our next 5 games. serious gut check time, lets see how we get out of that stretch
People keep setting up these tests for SA, and they keep passing. Utah makes their living in side the arc, where we defend best. Boston and Denver, together, have 3 more wins than San Antonio, and can only be described as disappointing. Portland will likely be played with subs. That leaves OKC, and I'll be interested in that game.
If we go 4-1 and get Kawhi back, i'd be giddy.
Utah will be tough to beat at home, but the Spurs always seem to be cool and collected there. But Timmy looks either exhausted or as if he lost his rhythm due to reduced playing time (yeah, I actually think this is possible), so it will be difficult. The game in OKC will be even tougher, as the Thunder look to even the score after getting defeated at the start of the season. The crowd will be as frenzy as in Game 3 of the WCF ...
Imagine how good the Spurs will be at the halfway mark, after they get Jax and Kawhi back.
Another four road games. Insane. By the end of that stretch we'll have played twice as many road games as some teams, I'm betting.
@Utah W
@Portland W
Boston W
@OKC W
@Denver L
That's how I see it shaking out.
Those five games will take the Spurs to 17 road games in the first 27 games. That is, by far, the worst portion of the schedule for the entire season. Things get better after that, especially after the RRT when the Spurs finish the season with 17 of the final 24 games at home.
True, the schedule might be a bit too hectic right now but later in the season it's much better. In March the Spurs have only a couple of road games - it would be a great time to prepare for the playoffs and have a lot of practices.
In the 44 days after the RRT, the Spurs play 15 of 19 games at home. The four road games are all single game road trips. They play only 2 b2bs in that period and never leave the Central Time Zone.
Good stuff man-The Spurs are now 11-2 on the Road. No other team has more 8 wins (GSW)
-The Lakers are now 8 1/2 games behind us (not including head to head victory)
-Danny Green may have had his best all-around game as a spur 14 pts,6 rebs, 5 asts, 2 blks, 2 steals he dominated Lin late (holding him to 6 point in the last 8 minutes of game time)
-Duncan showed why he was the best defender in the NBA last season. By serving as the nicest looking pit bull ,I've ever seen. He contest virtually every shot in the last 4 minutes of reg and most of OT. 3 Blks and dozens of contests. His averaging .9 more blocks than last season and his 2.4 bpg is above his career average.
The Spurs are 3-0 in OT games and have won 12 of their 18 games when trailing, tied or leading by 1 point.
-Parker has played in 825 regular season games (and more than 100 playoff games) and just now recorded his 1st Triple-Double 27pts, 12 Assists, & 12 rebounds. Since The Boston game (he's played 11 of the last 12 games) he's shooting 59% after starting the season shooting 41%.
-The Spurs free throw shooting improvement is real. 24-26 (91%)We were 17th last season in FT%, now 6th. Duncan has his highest FT% In 11 years (last Time he was MVP)
-Spurs are now 18-4, best in the league. Bulls who finished with the best record in the NBA last 2 seasons 11-8 (Rose might have something to do with that). The preseason favorites (Lakers
I'm anxious for the game @ Oklahoma. Both teams are more into their grooves now & the win might effect seeding later on by the looks of how tight the race is with them.
This is good as it allows players to rest and avoid injuries. The tough start we have right now could be horrible if the team wasn't clicking, setting a bad tone for the rest of the season. But since the team is clicking (on all cylinders) it's actually great.
Good stuff man
Appreciate it. Personally I'm nervous as about that game, Hopefully Kawhi will be back. Green is a great defender but asking him to check a long 6'10 is a little unfair.
I'd expect to see some of that big lineup (Duncan, Diaw & Splitter) sometime on this road trip its the most interesting one we have right now. Diaw has lateral quickness but against Durant that is going to be he a hard guard.
I'm anxious for the game @ Oklahoma. Both teams are more into their grooves now & the win might effect seeding later on by the looks of how tight the race is with them.
I thought my numbers were good. Great info. 19 games in 44 days, aint bad at all, we could have a great shot at the number #1 seed if we protect home court.
Indeed! Things could be pretty rough right now considering our schedule, injuries, etc. but our guys have been beyond impressive and everybody has stepped up and played their roles.
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